Case for sulkies



(No Model.)

B. A! STONE.

CASE FOR SULKIES.

Patented Jan. 29, 1889.

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UNITED' STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROYAL ARTHUR STONE, OF KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN.

CASE FOR SULKIES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 396,779, dated January29, 1889.

Application filed July 27, 1888. Serial No. 281,187. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROYAL ARTHUR STONE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kalamazoo, county of Kalamazoo, State of )Jliehigan, haveinvented a new and useful Case for a bulky or other Vehicle, of whichthe following is a specification.

The object of this invention to construct a flexible ease for the bodyand thills of a sulky and also a case for the wheels, all substantiallyas below described and claimed.

111 the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is aperspective view of a case incasing the body and thills of a sulky; Fig.2, an elevation of the case for the wheel, and Fig. 3 shows the broken,end of a thill and a broken end oi the leg of the case on said thill.

Referring to the leitered parts of thedrawings, the body of the case isshown at 1%, Fig. 1, covering the axle (1, the scat, body, and braces ofthe s'ulky, and extending forward from thebodyll of the case are twobranches, 1 ineasing the thills. The case has an opening or month, whichis first drawn over the thills and thence back over the vehicle-body.The opening is provided with straps and buckles c or other suitablemeans for closing it, preferably just back and along the line of theaxle, so that all the parts of the vehicle are incased which arefinished in paint or varnish, thus protecting them in transit frombecoming injured by marring, rubbing, and from dirt. This Fig. 3 willserve to show how the thills are incased. The end of the branches P arestepped up with a small leather wheel, (Z, sewed in said end; or othermeans may be employed to prevent the end of the thill or pole fromprojecting through, Fig. 0.

The case B for the wheel is in the form of a circular pouch, having anopening, so that the wheel A, Fig. 2, can be placed in the case, and theopening of this case is provided with straps and buckles c or any othermeans suitable, as in Fig. l, to close the case, said buckles being ofcourse on one lip of the opening and the straps on the other, in bothcases, as in Fig. 2.

A good material to use, from which to make the cases, is canvas; but anysuitable material maybe used which flexible-dike cloth, leather, rubber,&c.

Having thus described the invention, what Ielaim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is--- 1. A flexible case for a sulky, comprising abag-like portion made in shape to incase the seat, thill cross-bar, andgear of the sulky, and having the long tube-like forward extensions atthe front corners for incasing the thills.

2. The case eoniprisin the bag-like portion for incasing the paintedpart of the sulkybody, gear, and thill cross-bar, and the cornertube-like forward extensions for covering the thills, in combinationwith the wheel-cases circular in side elevation and flat at the sides,substantially as set forth.

In testimony of the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name inpresence of two witnesses.

ROYAL ARTHUR STONE.

lVitnesses:

EMIL HERZHEIM,

J OHN HASTINGS.

